Abet (verb)
- to aid or encourage someone
- the spy only succeed because he had a friend on thed inside to abet him
Camaraderie (noun)
- friendship
- camaraderie amongst employees usually lead to success in the business
“Burn the midnight oil” (idiom)
- to study or work late into the night
- if I’m going to pass the test, I’ll have to burn the midnight oil tonight
Decry (verb)
- to criticize openly
- the people decried the new taxes on food, which was already expensive
Effrontery (noun)
- audacity or the nerve
- the cat showed true effrontery when to made a pillow out of its owner
Fecund (adj.)
- fertile, fruitful
- the fecund tree bore enough apple to last us through the entire sears
Coup d’etat (noun)
- suddend, violent overthrow of an existing government (typically a small group)
- there was a bloodless coup d’etat in the book “Kite Runner”
Haughty (adj.)
- disdainfully proud, stuck-up
- the superstar’s haughty dismissal of her co starts will backfire on her someday
Impassive (adj.)
- not susceptible to suffering, 🗿, emotionless
- stop being so impassive, it is ok to feel sad when your pet dies
Latent (adj.)
- something that is hidden, but with the possibility of being exposed
- superheros have latent super powers
Malleable (adj.)
- capable of being shaped, transformed, or manipulated
- max’s opinions were so malleable, his mind could be changed by anyone
Hone (verb)
- to sharpen, to refine or to perfect over time
- she has taken many classes to hone her skills over the years
Negligent (adj.)
- habitually careless
- my called me negligent fool for not locking the door when I came home
Obstinate (adj.)
- stubborn
- the obstinate child refused to leave the store without a new toy
Raze (verb)
- to demolish or level something
- the old building was razed to make room for a new store
“Put the cart before the horse” (idiom)
- reversing the proper order, to do things backwards
- my assistant was so eager to get the job done that he often put the cart before the horse
Tenable (adj.)
- able to be defended
- the military outpost , though small, was quite tenable and after to fight off attackers
- this is a tenable argument
Undulate (verb)
- to move in waves
- the crowd at the game undulated to create a wave effect that flowed around the stadium
Republic (noun)
- a place where people are elected into power
- afghanistan became a republic in the 1970s
Venerable (adj.)
- deserving respect because of age or achievements
- the venerable former prime minister was still active in politics as an advisor
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BONUS
“If you’re good at something … never do it for free” → the dark knight
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